Here we see the depredations of Christian lunacy taken to its logical extreme.
This kind of idiocy is exactly the result to be expected by those who seek
refuge from reality in quaint myths. Most Christians are far better at
compartmentalization than this sad victim and her tragically victimized
children.

Sincerely,
Caroline

Mom Charged With Starving Kids

.c The Associated Press

PETALUMA, Calif. (AP) -- A mother who starved her kids for a month while
awaiting the Holy Spirit has been arrested on child abuse charges, police
said.

Petaluma police found Kris Teixeira, 37, and daughters Cecelia, 9, and
Sylveena, 7, thin and pale Monday in an upstairs bedroom at their condominium.

The girls were so weak from starvation they were unable to walk, according to
Sgt. D.J. Phimister. The daughters were in a hospital Tuesday.

After her release from a hospital Tuesday, Ms. Teixeira was held on on charges
of child abuse and failure to provide for a child.

The mother told authorities the three had lived on only water for a month in
hopes the girls would be taken by the Holy Spirit.

According to police, Teixeira also said the family had not left the upstairs
portion of their home in more than a month. She said she had been "directed"
through the ringing of her phone to stay upstairs because it was the closest
place in the home to the Holy Spirit.

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